Deflate the Healthcare Bubble! I recently spoke to a colleague who needs a cystoscopy for stone retrieval and/or stent placement. … More
Category: Medical Costs
4 Questions for Politicians Claiming Single-Payer Will Lower Health Care Costs – Foundation for Economic Education
Jim Kelly Unfortunately, outrage buys fewer tongue depressors than one might hope. The top health insurers averaged 4.1 percent profit … More
DPC and Self-insured Employers: Lifestyle-friendly Care for the 21st Century
http://ushealthmedia.com/dpc-and-self-insured-employers-lifestyle-friendly-care-for-the-21st-century/ In a typical insurance-based practice, meaningful face-to-face time between doctor and patient is somewhere between 5-10 minutes. Interesting, but … More
The Pernicious Impact of Government Intervention in Healthcare, Captured in a Chart
Originally posted on International Liberty:
America’s healthcare system is a mess, largely because government intervention (Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, and the tax…
Obamacare is now optional
“Wednesday’s rule reinstates and even expands the consumer protections Obama curtailed. It allows short-term plans to last 12 months, and … More
DPC and Self-insured Employers: A Benefits Trifecta
By contracting with a Direct Primary Care practice and re-routing subsequent encounters away from the more expensive insurance-based protocols, Self-insured … More
Pillars of the FMMA | Free Market Medical Association
The Pillars of the FMMA were created due to the wildly varying definitions of free market and transparency. As this … More
Government-Enabled Kickbacks Escalate Medical Prices, Worsen Shortages, Stifle Innovation | PressReleasePoint
“While there are more than 600 GPOs in various industries, only a few GPOs dominate the medical market,” Dr. Singleton … More
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